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Bo Peng1, Yanqun Li2,3, Jiajia Yin2,3

  • 1Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

Frontiers in microbiology
|December 15, 2023
PubMed
概括

反定数感应剂 (anti-QSA) 通过破坏细菌通信来对抗耐药性感染. 研究显示,人们正在转向纳米材料,天然产品和人工智能,这表明未来抗生物膜和抗病毒药物开发的热点.

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